| Description |
xii, 347 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I The College Ranking Industry: From Curiosity, to Scorekeeper, to Rankocracy -- ch. 1 Apples, Oranges, and Refrigerators: Should Colleges Be Ranked? -- ch. 2 Meet the Ranking Industry's 800-Pound Gorilla -- and Its Cousins -- ch. 3 Making "Best-College Stew": A Recipe for Disaster? -- ch. 4 Who Cares about Rankings? Applicants Do! -- ch. 5 Resist or Embrace: Educators' Responses to Rankings -- ch. 6 Garbage In? The Misreporting of Rankings Data -- pt. II The Prestige Treadmill: Reputation, Wealth, and Rankings -- ch. 7 Conferring Pedigree: The Educational Aristocracy -- ch. 8 Measuring Prestige by Popularity Poll: The Opinions of "Experts" -- ch. 9 The Wealth of Institutions: What Is a College Worth? -- ch. 10 The Spending Rat Race: Maximizing Per-Student Subsidy -- pt. III The Gatekeepers: Judging Colleges by Who Gets In and Who Doesn't -- ch. 11 The Best and the Brightest: Student Selectivity and College Rankings -- ch. 12 SAT: The Elephant in the Admissions Office, and in the Rankings -- ch. 13 Chasing High SAT Scores: The Games Colleges Play -- ch. 14 Intercollegiate Admissions Competition: Winners and Losers -- ch. 15 Affirmative Inaction: Race, Ethnicity, and Rankings -- pt. IV Higher Goals for Higher Education: Outcomes, Value Added, and the Public Good -- ch. 16 Inside the Black Box: Can Learning Gains Be Measured? -- ch. 17 Proxies for Learning Outcomes: Instructional Content and Quality -- ch. 18 Crossing the Finish Line: Ranking Schools by Graduation Rates -- ch. 19 Making a Living: The Winding Road from College to Career -- ch. 20 Social Immobility: College Rankings and the American Dream -- ch. 21 Making a Life: The Art of Being Human |
| Summary |
"This book explains why college applicants and educators should disregard the college ranking industry; rankings mislead consumers, undermine academic values, and perpetuate social inequality"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Ratings and rankings -- United States
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States
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Education, Higher -- United States -- Evaluation
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| LC no. |
2021017977 |
| ISBN |
9781421443058 hardcover |
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1421443058 hardcover |
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electronic book |
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